Red Hat Linux


Red Hat Linux was a widely used commercial open-source Linux distribution by Red Hat that was released on May 13, 1995, discontinued in 2003, and replaced by Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on February 22, 2000.

In May 1995, Red Hat Linux version 1.0 was released.

Red Hat Linux version 2.0 was released on September 20, 1995.

Red Hat Linux version 3.0 was released on May 01, 1996.

Red Hat Linux version 4.0 was released on October 03, 1996.

Red Hat Linux version 5.0 was released on December 01, 1997.

Red Hat Linux version 6.0 was released on April 26, 1999.

Red Hat Linux version 7.0 was released on September 25, 2000.

Red Hat Linux version 8.0 was released on September 2002.

Red Hat Linux version 9.0 was released on March 31, 2003.

Red Hat Linux version 9.0 was discontinued on April 30, 2004.


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